ABC13 Houston Neighborhood Safety Tracker

Updated April 18, 2024 by the ABC13 Data Team

ABC13’s data team is tracking crime and safety across Houston and in your neighborhood.
You can choose which crime to examine: Thefts Assaults Auto Thefts Burglaries Drug Crimes Homicides Robberies Sexual Assaults Thefts

Thefts
71,429

Last 12 months
Through April 03

Average Thefts
70,288

Yearly average
2020 to 2023

Theft Rate
3,102

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Theft Rate
3,052

Per 100,000 people
2020 to 2023

Thefts over the last 12 months are up 1.6% compared to the annual average over the last four years, according to the latest data available from the Houston Police Department.

The city averaged 1,374 thefts a week over the last 12 months. In 2020, that number was 1,322 a week.

Houston thefts neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2020 through April 03.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the theft rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with theft rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of thefts.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.